https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181398 Liability for bonus could not be shifted to a Dock Labour Board when the workmen's reference and pleadings were directed against the Stevedores Association, because a tribunal cannot alter the foundation of the dispute or fasten liability on a party not named in the claim. The Board was also not the employer of the dock workers: its functions under the scheme were administrative, including recruitment, allocation, wage fixation and labour pool management, while the registered employer retained control over the work. On that basis, the Board was not treated as carrying on an industry for industrial adjudication purposes, and bonus liability could not be imposed on it. en-us Mon, 01 Sep 1969 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:05:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181398 Liability for bonus could not be shifted to a Dock Labour Board when the workmen's reference and pleadings were directed against the Stevedores Association, because a tribunal cannot alter the foundation of the dispute or fasten liability on a party not named in the claim. The Board was also not the employer of the dock workers: its functions under the scheme were administrative, including recruitment, allocation, wage fixation and labour pool management, while the registered employer retained control over the work. On that basis, the Board was not treated as carrying on an industry for industrial adjudication purposes, and bonus liability could not be imposed on it. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 01 Sep 1969 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=181398